Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of April 3 ... in which ... 147 new members joined. 762 posts were made. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 21 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 6 plants were added to the Plants Database. 17 comments were added to the Plants Database. 26 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 89 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 15 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning cannifolius kan-ni-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like Canna cannifolium kan-ni-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Canna cannifolia kan-ni-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Canna Pastinaca pas-tin-NAY-kuh From the Latin pastus (food) referring to the edible qualities of the Parsnip's root hanceanus hans-ee-AY-nus Named for Henry Fletcher Hance, 19th century British consul and plant collector in China hanceanum hans-ee-AY-num Named for Henry Fletcher Hance, 19th century British consul and plant collector in China hanceana hans-ee-AY-nuh Named for Henry Fletcher Hance, 19th century British consul and plant collector in China adlamii ad-LAM-ee-eye Named for Richard Wills Adlam, 19th century South African plant collector spachianus spak-ee-AY-nus Named for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist spachianum spak-ee-AY-num Named for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist spachiana spak-ee-AY-nuh Named for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist Adenothamnus a-den-oh-THAM-nus From the Greek aden (gland) and thamnus (shrub) spachii SPAK-ee-eye Named for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist Bosea 1: Named for Kaspar Bose, author and father of Ernst Gottlieb Bose 2: BOZE-ee-uh Named for Ernst Gottlieb Bose, 18th century German botanist Zeugites zoo-GY-tees From the Greek zeugo, meaning joined

Journal Activity

8 new items.
12 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description icetv Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle (Solenostemon x hybridus) Ulrich Comment Dichondra, Kidney Weed (Dichondra repens) efmesch Comment Poppy Anemone (Anemone coronaria) Dinu Comment Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) DDsPOTLUCK Comment Canna Lily 'Durban (Tropicanna, Phaison)' (Canna x generalis) Eliza Comment Reiger Begonia (Begonia x hiemalis) Kelli Comment Dichondra, Kidney Weed (Dichondra repens) EC Comment Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) lisa40 Comment Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon, Cundeamor, La-kwa (Momordica balsamina) mbandaka Comment Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes insularum) Sanchezia Comment Moses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant (Rhoeo spathacea) Sanchezia Comment Swiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii' (Monstera obliqua) Terry Comment Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers (Galium aparine) ebob Comment Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Lavanda Comment Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) ebob Comment Angelica (Angelica archangelica) monte Comment Chilean Jasmine (Mandevilla laxa) dtroost Image Staked Bulbine (Bulbine frutescens) Eliza Image Reiger Begonia (Begonia x hiemalis) Ulrich Image Dichondra, Kidney Weed (Dichondra repens) kennedyh Image Dichondra, Kidney Weed (Dichondra repens) kennedyh Image Dichondra, Kidney Weed (Dichondra repens) Dinu Image Mast tree, Asoka Tree, Ashok Tree, Sorrowless Tree (Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula) Dinu Image Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea) Dinu Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors' (Mirabilis jalapa) kell Image Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady (Amaryllis belladonna) Dinu Image Four O'Clock (Mirabilis jalapa) Dinu Image Four O'Clock (Mirabilis jalapa) Dinu Image Four O'Clock (Mirabilis jalapa) Dinu Image Moonflower, Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba) Dinu Image Coral plant (Jatropha multifida) Dinu Image Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) Dinu Image Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Dinu Image Purple Coneflower 'Magnus' (Echinacea purpurea) Dinu Image Old Fashioned Vining Petunia (Petunia multiflora) Dinu Image Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Dinu Image Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub (Jatropha podagrica) Dinu Image White Leadwort, Chitrak, Chitra (Plumbago zeylanica) Dinu Image Firecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower (Crossandra infundibuliformis) Dinu Image Chenille Plant, Red-Hot Cattail (Acalypha hispida) Dinu Image Sacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' (Jasminum sambac) Dinu Image Sacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' (Jasminum sambac) Dinu Image Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor (Quisqualis indica) Dinu Image Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor (Quisqualis indica) Dinu Image Lantana (Lantana camara) Dinu Image Vick's Plant, Spanish Thyme, Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) Dinu Image Polka Dot plant (Hypoestes sanguinolenta) Dinu Image Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) Dinu Image Tropical Almond Tree (Terminalia catappa) Dinu Image Tropical Almond Tree (Terminalia catappa) Dinu Image Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes candida) Dinu Image Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus) Dinu Image Alamo Vine (Merremia dissecta) Dinu Image Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) Dinu Image Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) Dinu Image Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) Eliza Image African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) Eliza Image Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'White Christmas' (Schlumbergera truncata) Eliza Image African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) Eliza Image Hardy Red Gloxinia (Sinningia reitzii) Eliza Image Hardy Red Gloxinia (Sinningia reitzii) arsenic Image Fritillary, Fritillaria (Fritillaria thunbergii) arsenic Image Fritillary, Fritillaria (Fritillaria thunbergii) kennedyh Image Devil's Club (Echinopanax horridum) arsenic Image Fritillary, Fritillaria (Fritillaria thunbergii) arsenic Image Fritillary, Fritillaria (Fritillaria thunbergii) arsenic Image Spring Meadow Saffron (Bulbocodium vernum) arsenic Image Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) arsenic Image Anemone (Anemone prattii) arsenic Image Anemone (Anemone prattii) arsenic Image Common Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) kennedyh Image Devil's Club (Echinopanax horridum) arsenic Image Common Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) arsenic Image Anemone (Anemone prattii) revclaus Image Waterlily Tulip 'Show Winner' (Tulipa kaufmanniana) arsenic Image Anemone (Anemone prattii) arsenic Image Anemone (Anemone prattii) arsenic Image Anemone (Anemone prattii) Terry Image Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers (Galium aparine) kennedyh Image Devil's Club (Echinopanax horridum) kennedyh Image Giant Ragweed, Great Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) kennedyh Image Giant Ragweed, Great Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) kennedyh Image Wild Sasparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) kennedyh Image Wild Sasparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) kennedyh Image Buckhorn Plaintain (Plantago coronopus) kennedyh Image Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers (Galium aparine) Floridian Image African Mask (Alocasia amazonica) Floridian Image African Mask (Alocasia amazonica) ebob Image Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) ebob Image Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) ebob Image Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum spp) ebob Image Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum spp) ebob Image Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) ebob Image Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) ebob Image Bird's Nest Fern, Crow's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) ebob Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) ebob Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) ebob Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) ebob Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) ebob Image Banyan Tree, Ban Yan (Ficus benghalensis) ebob Image Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) ebob Image Common Garlic (Allium sativum) Ulrich Image Bottlebrush (Callistemon speciosus) Chamma Image Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Chamma Image Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Chamma Image Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle (Pedilanthus tithymaloides)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description adriana Positive Paradise Nursery adriana Positive Chef's Garden, The puddlejumper Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds puddlejumper Positive Territorial Seed Company Herbsis Positive Fedco Seeds Herbsis Positive Fieldstone Gardens edgewaterguy Negative Burgess Seed Michiline Positive Burgess Seed arsenic Neutral Heze East Flowers Co., Ltd. arsenic Neutral peonynursery.com arsenic Neutral Ganesh Mani Pradhan & Son arsenic Neutral Everest Nursery & Company Jepthu Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply celyvabeach Positive Wayside Gardens datdog Positive Naylor Creek Nursery datdog Positive Heronswood Nursery celyvabeach Positive Bluestone Perennials Terry Company Message Sauk River Seed monitor Positive Bamboo Sourcery AISMasterJudge Positive Contemporary Gardens of Perry Dyer

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 3, 2003